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Research 2015 Outcome Measures Increase by 50% the number of enrolled PhDs undertaking research with explicit sustainability objectives Increase by 50% research income obtained for clearly identifiable sustainability linked research Increase by 25% refereed sustainability linked research publications in A and A* ranked outlets. 2010 Targets ■■ Swinburne Postgraduate Scholarship advertisements to proactively identify sustainability foci in concert with other key thematic areas ■■ Review scope of sustainability oriented research being undertaken at Swinburne, coupled with identification of baseline metrics People Development 2015 Outcome Measures 50% of teaching, research, support and ancillary staff will have undertaken professional development in sustainability Increase staff participation by 50% in the ‘How to be Green at Swinburne’ 3 programs 2010 Targets ■■ Develop and implement a professional development strategy for staff which includes a range of professional development opportunities of interest to all staff ■■ Complete and implement the development of a unit of study that could be taken for cross credit by participants in both TAFE (Vocational Grad Cert in Education and Training for Sustainability) and H Ed (new Grad Cert In Teaching and Learning) 6 3 A range of programs and methods for developing healthier, cheaper and greener transport for Swinburne staff and for Swinburne Offices to reduce their spending on resource use and their impact on the environment. Details of these programs are available at: www.swinburne.edu.au/ncs/SustainableSwin/SustainableSwinburne.html
Social and Community Sustainability 2015 Outcome Measures All campuses demonstrate an acceptable Swinburne sustainability educational community model Provide a safe and equitable and sustainable work environment to all staff and students. Quality, sustainability and growth established as priorities for Swinburne’s international partnerships, with multi-dimensional relationships established with at least five new offshore partners 2010 Targets ■■ Develop a model for Swinburne’s sustainability educational community by investigating and piloting a project at Lilydale Business and Environmental Sustainability 2015 Outcome Measures Swinburne’s progress will be clearly demonstrated in its annual reporting and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) reporting All outcomes identified in the Swinburne University Environmental Management Plan, incorporating targets for energy, water, air travel, vehicle travel, recycling, landfill and carbon are achieved reducing our carbon emissions to 38,454 tonnes 2010 Targets ■■ Prepare for the implementation of GRI reporting in 2011 ■■ Swinburne will work within a framework of financial sustainability that will ensure a robust financial platform for current operations and future development ■ ■ Achieve annual targets for energy, water, air travel, vehicle travel, recycling, landfill and carbon as set out in the Swinburne University Environmental Management Plan resulting in a reduction of carbon emissions to 43,000 tonnes 7
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